Chambeyronia macrocarpa | Red Flamethrower Palm (Seedling) c-b The Calathea Insignis

The Calathea Insignis

Easy to peel with a large seed at the centre

Alcantarea Red Ensign is a high impact plant to say the least

Soil: Use a well-draining potting mix to avoid root rot

Chambeyronia macrocarpa | Red Flamethrower Palm (Seedling) c-b The Calathea InsignisChambeyronia macrocarpa or Flame Thrower Palm is so called because new emerging leaves are often highly coloured in varying shades of red through purplish through to a bronzy colour. The colour does fade after a few weeks however with mature leaves being a deep bluish green. In its native habitat (New Caledonia), mature specimens can grow up to 5m tall with 8 10 large beautifully re curving feather leaves comprising of thick ,widely spaced shiny